Greg Johnson | Penn Today

Greg Johnson covers Penn Athletics and Recreation, which includes sports teams, intramural sports, and the Penn Relays. He manages the annual Research at Penn publication, which highlights notable research from all 12 schools at Penn.

Articles from Greg Johnson

Ryan Taylor, playing left field, prepares to throw the ball to the infield during a game.

Taylor takes home Ivy Rookie of the Week award

The first-year leftfielder batted .333 with two homeruns in four games versus Lehigh and Harvard.

Fourth-year runner Robbie Ruppel competes during a race.

Red & Blue finish first in four events in Miami

On Saturday at the Hurricane Invitational, Penn track and fielders took the top spot in the women’s 100m, women’s 4x100m, men’s 4x400m, and the pole vault.

Seth Werchan, left, prepares to steal a base during a game. Davis Baker, right, prepares to swing at a pitch during a game.

Werchan, Baker awarded weekly Ivy honors

The outfielder and infielder on the baseball team helped the Quakers go 3-1 over the last week in games against Villanova and UMass.

Two members of the gymnastics team hug in celebration.

Gymnastics team wins second straight GEC Championship

The Quakers vanquished seven other schools at the conference championship on Saturday in Virginia to claim the crown.

Wearing their white Penn jerseys, Jordan Obi, left, and Kayla Padilla, right, high five during a game along the sidelines.

Penn earns at-large bid to WNIT

The women’s basketball team will take on Richmond in the first round of the WNIT on Thursday in Virginia.

cosmic writers of the presidents engagement prize

2022 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now?

Nearly a year after the winners of the President’s Innovation Prize (PIP) and President’s Engagement Prize (PEP) began their projects, a look at how the work of these eight intrepid alumni has evolved.

Jordan Dingle dribbles to the basket during a game against Hartford.

Dingle named Ivy League Player of the Year

The third-year guard put up the second-highest scoring average in the conference in the last 25 years.

At left, Kayla Padilla drives to the basket against Princeton. At right, Jordan Dingle shoots a shot over a Princeton defender.

Penn must slay archrival Princeton to reach Ivy final

The women’s and men’s basketball teams go toe-to-toe with the Tigers this weekend in New Jersey in the semifinals of the Ivy League Tournament.

Lucas Monroe stands under the hoop at the Palestra holding a basketball at his side.

Making moves with Lucas Monroe

The fourth-year guard discusses what he loves about basketball, the history of the game, his social justice work, and his plans for the future.

Wearing his red Penn jersey, Owen Coady of the baseball team prepares to throw a pitch from the mound.

Coady earns Ivy Pitcher of the Week honors

The fourth-year pitcher threw seven innings and gave up only one hit and one run in Penn’s 6-1 victory over Lamar on Friday.